East zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. Inc. is nearly complete with its mainline extension project that could help expand its supply service to more than 24,000 residents and 4,000 households in Antipolo City, Rizal. Manila Water’s project in Sitio Tanza and Tolosa Ville in Rizal province...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) plans to install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in select government offices, aligning with the government's push for energy efficiency and conservation. During a Senate budget hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 15, Arnel Corona, budget manager of PNOC...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that SHERA Public Co. Ltd.’s P2.9-billion plant would boost the Philippines' aspiration to become a global manufacturing hub. Trade Secretary Cristina A. Roque said that this investment from SHERA, the leading fiber cement innovator in Southeast...
Zobel-led Ayala Corporatiion, the country’s oldest conglomerate, has secured a senior long-term loan facility amounting to $200 million from Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank). The loan facility will support Ayala's strategic financing initiatives for its ongoing commitments and...
East Zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. has announced that three of its key facilities will integrate solar power systems to minimize carbon emissions and pursue sustainable water services to its consumers. In a statement, Manila Water said the concessionaire would bring in 2.5-megawatt peak...
Razon-led Manila Water Co. announced that it will construct the San Mateo-Rodriguez Sewerage System (SMR) to upgrade its wastewater services in Metro Manila’s east zone. In a statement, the concessionaire said it is investing P1.6 billion in SMR Package 1A, which started earlier this year. This...
PLDT Inc., Manila Electric Company (Meralco), and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation are infusing a total of P570 million into DigiCo which is investing the same amount for a stake in Bayad Center and Multipay Corporation. In disclosures to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), PLDT, Meralco, and...
Manila Water Company reported that it is making sizeable headway in the ongoing construction of the P4 billion East Bay Phase 2 (PH 2) Submarine Transmission Pipeline Project. The project, which started in July 2023, involves the arduous task of laying a vast submarine pipeline system to...
WD-40 Company USA through its exclusive marketing distributor HERCO Trading Inc., and its affiliate company Fedchem Manufacturing and Distribution Inc., have recently donated almost P1 million worth of WD-40 Multi Use Product to the Philippine Red Cross, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
East zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. Inc. is conducting maintenance works at its Marikina North Sewage Plant and Terminal Pumping Station to improve the plant's capacity, redundancy, and compliance with environmental standards. In a statement, Manila Water said on Friday, Sept. 20, that the...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) will be powering the industrialization goal cast by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for the Polloc freeport zone in Parang, Maguindanao. The two government agencies have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) wants to boost trade and investment opportunities with AEON Retail Co., Ltd., Japan's largest retailer, to strengthen economic ties between the two countries. Acting DTI Secretary Cristina A. Roque recently met with executives from AEON Retail Co., Ltd. to...